I remember my father going out there to look for that gold back in the 80s. He would sit an pour over maps in the evening. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I grew up in that area right on the border between Mesa and Apache junction I went to mountain view high School back in the late 70s. I was always intrigued by the lost Dutchman mine up in the superstition mountains, and what I can with my buddies up there to try and find the the gold! This video brings back a lot of great memories
It is on Bluff Springs Mountain there is a double crosser who I gave the coordinates to. The Dutchman led me there his clues r right on. All the say is "Show me the GOLD."
My grandparents had their Winter home within sight of the Superstitions. My Grandfather took us hiking there and we, too, dreamed of finding The Lost Dutchman Mine! Great memories!
It looks like your sticking to well beaten paths. Do you not think if there were a well known gold cache to be found and it were near a well beaten path that somebody would have found it by now. It has either been found by now, never existed in the first place or its off the well beaten paths.
Even though I'm a Carolina boy, I am drawn to Arizona for some strange reason. I love the desert my friend. Great video. Keep'em coming. I just did a hike in the Linville gorge. Fun for the whole family. Be safe and keep on exploring. I would love to hike in the Sonoran desert.
@@sintax77 I have a history with the Linville gorge. I was married thirty something years ago on the summit of Hawksbill. I used to climb on table rock back in the 70's. I am still married to the same beautiful gal. It's difficult to hike the gorge now because of my knees and age, but I still do it. I am nearly 70 years young. I have been following you on RUclips since your early days. You do really good video's. I did do a day hike in the Sonoran a couple of years ago with my two boys, but it was only a five mile loop outside of Scottsdale Az., but that just made me want to do backpacking down around Tucson. The day hike I did was in September and by 10:00 AM it was super hot. I wanted to see rattle snakes, Gila monsters, horned lizards, and any other reptiles and wildlife, but I didn't see squat. You and Sarah might want to check out the botanical garden in Phenix Az, It is absolutely amazing. Cacti species from every region of the Sonoran. I did see an Arizona kingsnake there. Have fun and please be safe.
The lost Dutchman mine has to have been found long ago and kept a secret and worked dry. I know it's some rugged wilderness but if he packed it out on animals in those times with that level of primitive living with tons more danger lurking than now...someone's found it and kept it a close secret. If you hang around aj enough you'll see some old school miner's with unimogs and various other crazy equipment at the gas stations on the east side of town..they found it long ago I'm sure.
Kansas resident here. I think I have hiked most of the trails you did in this video. Lots of fun and history out there. Makes me want to go back to the desert. Good job, Shawn.
Super interesting. Lived in desert terrain for years and love them. Actually hiked part of area you were in and just not dull at all. Appreciate the history. Was praying no rattling guests were in those rocks you were climbing around. Another interesting hike vicariously with you. Thanks for bringing us along
I was getting the strangest deja vu watching this and then I realized you’ve been here before…in 2016! Definitely enough time for a revisit. Congrats on keeping this awesome channel going so long.
Thoroughly enjoyed the vid. Dont know how you camped out there, i went to the Sups after I moved to Mesa not knowing any history or legends just wanted a hike. Arrived on a Sunday morning, not a person or car in sight but I couldn't overcome the nagging feeling that I was being watched from multiple directions. It became so uncomfortable that I bailed on the hike, the entrance from the parking lot was enough for me.
Your videos are very fun. Actually feel like I am along for an adventure for you, which is awesome since backpacking season has ended and it's cold and rainy. Thanks!
Thank you, super entertaining and informative. In my past life, My late husband and I published a gold prospecting magazine in the 90’s and I met many members of LDMA, the Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association, a group of hobbyists who also knew of these tales and history. Haven’t thought about that in a long time. Fast forward, Im a backpacker and live in the CA Sierra. Very cool to see the mining, history and backpacking adventure converge. Subscribed.
I live about 30 min from the Superstitions. Have spent many days and nights there, and have found several historic off trail sites. Such beautiful scenery.
What beautiful desert such epic views and great water source running through areas . quite the story of the skull then the body found yikes . That was some view from the top of that sumit scary stuff & interesting Hieroglyphs. What a very interesting video thoroughly enjoyed this mystery tour .
I loved this video, I had been watching for a week or so, hoping to see a new post from you. I actually turned to you tube today, and got a notice. Yay! I liked the look of this area more than the other desert ones you have done. They were all lovely, and of course very different from my native Tennessee, but your Superstition Wilderness actually had some green, I guess due to the recent rain and availability of water, and those bushes or trees with what looked like white foliage were lovely, The greenery, along with the cacti and the rocks, made a very interesting scene. Years ago, when very young, I actually took Latin in High school, and the phrase veni, vidi, vici still sticks in my mind. It's from the Gailic Wars of Caesar, and it literally means "I came, I saw, I conquered," or as you said "I did it." I was a little concerned about those rocks as you were climbing. They looked dangerous and loose. Glad you did not run into a rattlesnake resting there. This one is a great video. Thanks for sharing it with us; I am not likely to ever hike in a desert area, so it is nice to go with you, in the comfort of my nice house with a/c, running water, and a microwave etc. See you next time, and thanks for this video,
Thanks, Barbara. Everything has finally been getting a little greener around here lately, but that particular area definitely seemed a bit more alive than a lot of other parts of the Sonoran desert.
Very cool hike, and interesting history. My folks would snow bird it out there in that area in the winter time, and just sort of wander around. They always talked about the Lost Dutchman Gold and how beautiful it was there. Thanks for sharing😎
Hey shawn,when you make up your map on your phone do you shoot a copy of it to a friend or family member along with an estimated return time ? Just so there is a little template to what you planed to do...
As always, have been looking forward to your next video (they seem to come round with the same frequency as Halley's comet 😉) Thoroughly enjoyable. All the best, look forward to the next 👍
We refer to this destruction as archaeological resource crime because when it occurs on public or Tribal lands, it violates federal and state laws. Moreover, these acts are not victimless crimes; they cause harm to Native American communities, disrupt traditional practices, and alter or destroy a nonrenewable resource forever. Protecting sites and landscapes is a formidable task for tribal and public land managers, especially when continuously faced with policies and proclamations that do not value or prioritize cultural resources. One distressing example is the shrinking of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This action leaves an astounding number of archaeological sites vulnerable to damage in a region that is already heavily targeted by looters. Therefore, it is the responsibility of those who appreciate these resources to find ways to protect them.
Great hike, and historical journey looking for lost gold. Just think, somewhere along your journey, you were probably within a stones throw, to more gold, than you could imagine.
FYI you shouldn't touch any petroglyph or pictographs and be careful not to disturb or alter any ancient structures you may visit. I've been inside ruins myself don't get me wrong but only if I can avoid touching any of the delicate structures. I mean no disrespect same as you I'm sure, just a heads up to help preserve native people's history and the delicate balance of respect in these special places we are so fortunate to be able to experience.
I mean technically it's in a public space so you can touch whatever you'd like and I think you mean humanities history or in your case native siberians bur really it's history of all humans and well they are hiding 85% of our actual history anyway so I say if ya find a cool cliff mud hut might as well just move in and use it since they were built for use not to be gawked at like it's a pronoun instead of a dwelling or what have you
@@V.I.Outdoors again I reiterate it's in a public space and if you wanna do something to something very much feel free to do so up to and including destroying it and if it's epic please record it being done being told that you can't touch something on lands that is basically everyone's is fucken retarded at best, maybe use your head for something other than filling birthday baloons
Always enjoy your videos,I appreciate all the time spent researching the history. Also the time editing them. I look forward to our next adventure. Thanks By the way where's The "Trailkiller"?
Dude I have watched 1,000’s of videos of camping, hiking, and the likes but this one friend is the top, the best, the most awesome. Once I started watching it I couldn’t stop. What else can I say but this was awesome. Im from down south Louisiana and not much on that type of terrain but you made it look awesome. As always safe travels man
Thanks for the wonderful adventure. I had to watch it over several days, because I should have been doing something else (just couldn't wait to finish your story). Cheers, ~Canoeski.
Love this video , beautiful scenery and interesting story about the Dutchman. Gotta say I’m surprised that you got caught unprepared without enough canister gas or fire starters , but I guess it happens to the best of us . Keep the great videos coming !
As a fellow Delawarean I share your love of the wide open spaces of Arizona (which we unfortunately lack in the East). A non-stop flight from Phila. to Phoenix helps too. Did Humphreys Peak, Grand Canyon, Wave Cave, Camelback, and recently most of Flat Iron. Love your video and the prior one you did with Sara. Let me know if you want to do Flat Iron. It's unfinished business.
I've been to the trail head, back in the early 1990s. But never did anything hike around there. Now I'm going add that hike to the list. Like the way you go about your hikes. Just what you need.
Great video. Always enjoy those old gold stories. The Lost Adams is another one . Not sure if one can get permission to search in the area it is supposed to be . Thanks Sintax
Wow! What a rigorous hike! Didn't get to see the super bloom I thought might be there but a couple of century plants had grown way up there. Sure enjoyed your video. Used to seeing you hike back east. It's fun watching you hike a bit out of your element though and you are still a pro. 🙂
Veni, vidi, vici - 'I came, I saw, I conquered' - delivered to the Roman Senate by Julius Caesar in 47BC, after his victory at the battle of Zela in Turkey
New sub here and fellow Creator. I enjoy these type of videos because my niche is gold prospecting and such. Great job explaining everything and showing us a cool area! 1977 was a good year.
I've been exactly where you spent the first night. My stay was the tail end of January 1974. It had rained all month and there was millions of blooms from the Mesquite, the Palo Verde, various ground cover, ie Poppies, etc, etc.
A fine video, one of your best imho. Your videography and narrative is on point. Thank you for letting me come along in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. Your homework is not unnoticed . You need to head up to the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec or Baxter State Park/Katahdin in northern Maine.
Nice job as usual sintax77. I always enjoy your hiking videos, but adding a bit of mystery to this adventure was "icing on the cake" or should I say "ketchup on the cheeseburger". Thanks again for sharing!
Wow, right when you said you were looking for anything, there it was, a rock carn or a marker or just an interesting pike of rocks, either way, cool. That's a nice landscape.
Fun and informative video! I don’t want to be that guy but wanted to correct one thing I heard. Weavers Needle is not named for its shape. It was named after Pauline Weaver a frontiersmen. Once again not trying to take away anything from the great work you did on this. Question for you I wonder what camera you use. I’ve been using a GoPro but been having major issues with them overheating. In the Supes that’s been a huge issue for me filming
@@sintax77 I seriously respect all of your backpacking skills, but going anywhere without some fire starters seems to be a mistake. If you found some gold but didn't show us that, you could buy some fire starters for your next adventure.
There is a you tube channel, i believe its called mysteries of the Superstition Mountains, that has a lot more info on this. When the dutchman was alive there was the threat of indian attack. It was very danderous to go out in them there hills. Lots of fascinating stories.
At the very least , bring an Ursack to properly store your food at night. If animals get used to human food at your chosen campsites there will be problems later for other hikers who want to camp there.. Nice trip, beautiful scenery, thanks for sharing.
Loving this new vibe!! Don't get me wrong, I still love your East Coast vibe, but I've been out West several times, and it's hard to choose!! Thanks for all the time you put into editing!! People truly can't understand how beautiful the area you are in until they go there!!!
Thanks, Jason! That's awesome to hear :) It's definitely a different vibe, for sure. It's been fun to shed some light on what hiking's like in other parts of the country. Stay tuned for some trips up towards our other border soon as well!
What are you talking about ! Cold pack of food , Heck find a little spot in some rocks grab some dry sticks out of those bushes light a little fire wait for coals put pan of water over it Warm meal WA- LA Take about 2 minutes I also have a tool i built from a dream I had , It's real simple! I could set it up and I know I could find that mine!
For some reason I'm not getting notifications for new videos but anyway, I always carry a small titanium fire box with my stove just in case I run out of fuel for my stove, I can always find small twigs for the firebox and it not a noticeable amount of extra weight
At time stamp 12.58, when you were walking thru the shadie forest part, something went cruising by you on the trail. When I say cruising, I mean hauling ass right past you. It was going so fast that it was just a blur on the video. Did anyone else catch it, or am I the only one who caught sight of it?
That was a water “map” the circle in the middle is your current location and the lines leading off show the path to the water. Larger circles indicate pools, trailing lines indicate smaller streams
I remember my father going out there to look for that gold back in the 80s. He would sit an pour over maps in the evening. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I grew up in that area right on the border between Mesa and Apache junction I went to mountain view high School back in the late 70s. I was always intrigued by the lost Dutchman mine up in the superstition mountains, and what I can with my buddies up there to try and find the the gold! This video brings back a lot of great memories
It is on Bluff Springs Mountain there is a double crosser who I gave the coordinates to. The Dutchman led me there his clues r right on. All the say is "Show me the GOLD."
My grandparents had their Winter home within sight of the Superstitions. My Grandfather took us hiking there and we, too, dreamed of finding The Lost Dutchman Mine! Great memories!
Love it - that sounds awesome!
It looks like your sticking to well beaten paths. Do you not think if there were a well known gold cache to be found and it were near a well beaten path that somebody would have found it by now. It has either been found by now, never existed in the first place or its off the well beaten paths.
56:20 when you're up, you're up, when you're down, you're down, but when you're only halfway up, you're neither up nor down 😂😂
No matter where you're at, there you are .
Even though I'm a Carolina boy, I am drawn to Arizona for some strange reason. I love the desert my friend. Great video. Keep'em coming. I just did a hike in the Linville gorge. Fun for the whole family. Be safe and keep on exploring. I would love to hike in the Sonoran desert.
Ah, man - I love Linville Gorge! Thanks, Greg - safe travels to you as well! Maybe someday you'll make it out to the Sonoran Desert as well. :)
@@sintax77 I have a history with the Linville gorge. I was married thirty something years ago on the summit of Hawksbill. I used to climb on table rock back in the 70's. I am still married to the same beautiful gal. It's difficult to hike the gorge now because of my knees and age, but I still do it. I am nearly 70 years young. I have been following you on RUclips since your early days. You do really good video's. I did do a day hike in the Sonoran a couple of years ago with my two boys, but it was only a five mile loop outside of Scottsdale Az., but that just made me want to do backpacking down around Tucson. The day hike I did was in September and by 10:00 AM it was super hot. I wanted to see rattle snakes, Gila monsters, horned lizards, and any other reptiles and wildlife, but I didn't see squat. You and Sarah might want to check out the botanical garden in Phenix Az, It is absolutely amazing. Cacti species from every region of the Sonoran. I did see an Arizona kingsnake there. Have fun and please be safe.
The lost Dutchman mine has to have been found long ago and kept a secret and worked dry. I know it's some rugged wilderness but if he packed it out on animals in those times with that level of primitive living with tons more danger lurking than now...someone's found it and kept it a close secret. If you hang around aj enough you'll see some old school miner's with unimogs and various other crazy equipment at the gas stations on the east side of town..they found it long ago I'm sure.
Oh hell yeah!!! Right on time!!!
Kansas resident here. I think I have hiked most of the trails you did in this video. Lots of fun and history out there. Makes me want to go back to the desert. Good job, Shawn.
Super interesting. Lived in desert terrain for years and love them. Actually hiked part of area you were in and just not dull at all. Appreciate the history. Was praying no rattling guests were in those rocks you were climbing around. Another interesting hike vicariously with you. Thanks for bringing us along
I was getting the strangest deja vu watching this and then I realized you’ve been here before…in 2016! Definitely enough time for a revisit. Congrats on keeping this awesome channel going so long.
Good catch! Yup, Sara and I first checked it out over 8 years ago.
Thoroughly enjoyed the vid. Dont know how you camped out there, i went to the Sups after I moved to Mesa not knowing any history or legends just wanted a hike. Arrived on a Sunday morning, not a person or car in sight but I couldn't overcome the nagging feeling that I was being watched from multiple directions. It became so uncomfortable that I bailed on the hike, the entrance from the parking lot was enough for me.
2 years on Google Earth and more than,50 boots on the ground and 3 helicopter rescues veni vedi,....
Go back!!!!🎉
The Dutchman killed Adolf Ruth. Bluff Springs Mountain where the LDM is. In the center where the Buff is shear drop off.
Correction Bluff Springs Mountain
About halfway up the crevice .
I’m from Arizona. This story has always fascinated me into going into the Superstitions. Many people have died looking.
Your videos are very fun. Actually feel like I am along for an adventure for you, which is awesome since backpacking season has ended and it's cold and rainy. Thanks!
Thank you, super entertaining and informative. In my past life, My late husband and I published a gold prospecting magazine in the 90’s and I met many members of LDMA, the Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association, a group of hobbyists who also knew of these tales and history. Haven’t thought about that in a long time. Fast forward, Im a backpacker and live in the CA Sierra. Very cool to see the mining, history and backpacking adventure converge. Subscribed.
That's awesome! Thanks, Kristy - welcome to the channel :)
Another Sintax adventure in a spot I’ve been to! Let’s go!!
This vid is the best Superstition Mnt. hike I've seen yet...enjoyed it...subscribed and looking for the next one...
Thanks Shawn! 👊🏻👍🏻Awesome story/adventure! Always great to hear from you my friend 🙏🏻Appreciate you!
Shout out from West Chester, PA! Nice video and narration. Quality stuff.
It's Cheesesteak Time!
I love when you do these historic trips. This one is maybe my favorite, as I've literally been right where you were. Great vid.
Great video. Nice scenery and informative history.
Love this trip, such beautiful scenery very interesting story to
Awesome video, thanks!
I live about 30 min from the Superstitions. Have spent many days and nights there, and have found several historic off trail sites. Such beautiful scenery.
I don't understand; you don't have a pot to heat water for your meal on the campfire?
I really enjoyed all the history with the scenery. Great video, man. Cheers!
This is the first video this year that is in a place I'd want to go! Not knocking on you and to each his own. Plus I still love all your videos.
What beautiful desert such epic views and great water source running through areas . quite the story of the skull then the body found yikes . That was some view from the top of that sumit scary stuff & interesting Hieroglyphs. What a very interesting video thoroughly enjoyed this mystery tour .
Thanks, glad you got a kick out of it! :)
they are petroglyphs, hieroglyphs are Egyptian
I loved this video, I had been watching for a week or so, hoping to see a new post from you. I actually turned to you tube today, and got a notice. Yay! I liked the look of this area more than the other desert ones you have done. They were all lovely, and of course very different from my native Tennessee, but your Superstition Wilderness actually had some green, I guess due to the recent rain and availability of water, and those bushes or trees with what looked like white foliage were lovely, The greenery, along with the cacti and the rocks, made a very interesting scene. Years ago, when very young, I actually took Latin in High school, and the phrase veni, vidi, vici still sticks in my mind. It's from the Gailic Wars of Caesar, and it literally means "I came, I saw, I conquered," or as you said "I did it." I was a little concerned about those rocks as you were climbing. They looked dangerous and loose. Glad you did not run into a rattlesnake resting there. This one is a great video. Thanks for sharing it with us; I am not likely to ever hike in a desert area, so it is nice to go with you, in the comfort of my nice house with a/c, running water, and a microwave etc. See you next time, and thanks for this video,
Thanks, Barbara. Everything has finally been getting a little greener around here lately, but that particular area definitely seemed a bit more alive than a lot of other parts of the Sonoran desert.
Very cool hike, and interesting history. My folks would snow bird it out there in that area in the winter time, and just sort of wander around. They always talked about the Lost Dutchman Gold and how beautiful it was there. Thanks for sharing😎
Hey shawn,when you make up your map on your phone do you shoot a copy of it to a friend or family member along with an estimated return time ? Just so there is a little template to what you planed to do...
As always, have been looking forward to your next video (they seem to come round with the same frequency as Halley's comet 😉) Thoroughly enjoyable. All the best, look forward to the next 👍
Thanks, Lomino!
We refer to this destruction as archaeological resource crime because when it occurs on public or Tribal lands, it violates federal and state laws. Moreover, these acts are not victimless crimes; they cause harm to Native American communities, disrupt traditional practices, and alter or destroy a nonrenewable resource forever.
Protecting sites and landscapes is a formidable task for tribal and public land managers, especially when continuously faced with policies and proclamations that do not value or prioritize cultural resources. One distressing example is the shrinking of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This action leaves an astounding number of archaeological sites vulnerable to damage in a region that is already heavily targeted by looters. Therefore, it is the responsibility of those who appreciate these resources to find ways to protect them.
Thank you.
I enjoyed this so much !!!
was that Roman noodles? Cute. lol
Very interesting and cool adventure in the Sonora Desert!
I always love to see the notification for your videos. Interesting area to explore. Thanks for sharing the trip. Tell Sarah and Denali hi!
Great hike, and historical journey looking for lost gold. Just think, somewhere along your journey, you were probably within a stones throw, to more gold, than you could imagine.
FYI you shouldn't touch any petroglyph or pictographs and be careful not to disturb or alter any ancient structures you may visit. I've been inside ruins myself don't get me wrong but only if I can avoid touching any of the delicate structures. I mean no disrespect same as you I'm sure, just a heads up to help preserve native people's history and the delicate balance of respect in these special places we are so fortunate to be able to experience.
it could also collapse at any moment…
@@spingleboygleand your point?
I mean technically it's in a public space so you can touch whatever you'd like and I think you mean humanities history or in your case native siberians bur really it's history of all humans and well they are hiding 85% of our actual history anyway so I say if ya find a cool cliff mud hut might as well just move in and use it since they were built for use not to be gawked at like it's a pronoun instead of a dwelling or what have you
@@xspaceghostxxridiculous! 🙄 use your head for more than a hat rack.
@@V.I.Outdoors again I reiterate it's in a public space and if you wanna do something to something very much feel free to do so up to and including destroying it and if it's epic please record it being done being told that you can't touch something on lands that is basically everyone's is fucken retarded at best, maybe use your head for something other than filling birthday baloons
I think I've watched every video up to the last 8 months on your channel. I have some binge watching to do.
Nice video. Always enjoy your trips. Nice history lesson throughout the video.
Always enjoy your videos,I appreciate all the time spent researching the history.
Also the time editing them.
I look forward to our next adventure.
Thanks
By the way where's The "Trailkiller"?
Dude I have watched 1,000’s of videos of camping, hiking, and the likes but this one friend is the top, the best, the most awesome. Once I started watching it I couldn’t stop. What else can I say but this was awesome. Im from down south Louisiana and not much on that type of terrain but you made it look awesome. As always safe travels man
That's really awesome to hear. Thank you and safe travels to you as well!
Thanks for the wonderful adventure. I had to watch it over several days, because I should have been doing something else (just couldn't wait to finish your story). Cheers, ~Canoeski.
Love this video , beautiful scenery and interesting story about the Dutchman. Gotta say I’m surprised that you got caught unprepared without enough canister gas or fire starters , but I guess it happens to the best of us . Keep the great videos coming !
As a fellow Delawarean I share your love of the wide open spaces of Arizona (which we unfortunately lack in the East). A non-stop flight from Phila. to Phoenix helps too. Did Humphreys Peak, Grand Canyon, Wave Cave, Camelback, and recently most of Flat Iron. Love your video and the prior one you did with Sara. Let me know if you want to do Flat Iron. It's unfinished business.
Love the SUPs! I slept in the desert just past Tortilla Flats last March. Beautiful area
I've been to the trail head, back in the early 1990s. But never did anything hike around there. Now I'm going add that hike to the list. Like the way you go about your hikes. Just what you need.
Great video. Always enjoy those old gold stories. The Lost Adams is another one . Not sure if one can get permission to search in the area it is supposed to be . Thanks Sintax
Great trip and hike enjoyed it very much.
Cool story with a great hike.
Nice hike, fantastic scenery
Wow! What a rigorous hike! Didn't get to see the super bloom I thought might be there but a couple of century plants had grown way up there. Sure enjoyed your video. Used to seeing you hike back east. It's fun watching you hike a bit out of your element though and you are still a pro. 🙂
Thanks, Karen. We've been enjoying the different scenery out here. It's getting a little hot though, haha...
Veni, vidi, vici - 'I came, I saw, I conquered' - delivered to the Roman Senate by Julius Caesar in 47BC, after his victory at the battle of Zela in Turkey
Idk if Caesar said that. I thought Hillary Clinton said that jk
Enjoyed the history lesson and great scenery .
New sub here and fellow
Creator. I enjoy these type of videos because my niche is gold prospecting and such.
Great job explaining everything and showing us a cool area!
1977 was a good year.
Interesting video. Enjoyed you adventure and info very much
Wonderful hike Shawn! I was hoping you would find a nugget or two in the creeks under the rocks.
Maybe next time! :)
What a great listen! Just found your channel. Good work. Makes me want to get out there and hunt around. Safe travels.:)
Thanks, and same to you! Happy to hear you enjoyed the vid :)
I've been exactly where you spent the first night. My stay was the tail end of January 1974. It had rained all month and there was millions of blooms from the Mesquite, the Palo Verde, various ground cover, ie Poppies, etc, etc.
A fine video, one of your best imho. Your videography and narrative is on point. Thank you for letting me come along in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. Your homework is not unnoticed . You need to head up to the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec or Baxter State Park/Katahdin in northern Maine.
Nova Scotia or Newfoundland/Labrador.
Thanks, Michael. Maine is on the list, so I'll have to keep those spots in mind.
Nice job as usual sintax77. I always enjoy your hiking videos, but adding a bit of mystery to this adventure was "icing on the cake" or should I say "ketchup on the cheeseburger". Thanks again for sharing!
"ketchup on the cheeseburger", haha. I may have to steal that one...
Loved hearing the stories
Cool video! Yeah, that’s a mysterious legend. It’s been on Unsolved Mysteries…etc
Wow, right when you said you were looking for anything, there it was, a rock carn or a marker or just an interesting pike of rocks, either way, cool.
That's a nice landscape.
Fun and informative video! I don’t want to be that guy but wanted to correct one thing I heard. Weavers Needle is not named for its shape. It was named after Pauline Weaver a frontiersmen. Once again not trying to take away anything from the great work you did on this.
Question for you I wonder what camera you use. I’ve been using a GoPro but been having major issues with them overheating. In the Supes that’s been a huge issue for me filming
Liked the fun history and the adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic adventure. Great history and beautiful scenery
I always enjoy your adventures. This one looked like fun.
Nice area, excellent stories 😊 thanks. 😊
Very enjoyable video, loved this "walk and talk" :-)
Let Sara know she is missed! Sending you both good vibes 😎. Great adventure!
Thanks!
You bet - thank _you_!
I was just listening to some of the older Trail Tales episodes with sintax77 wishing for another new video! 😅
Awesome adventure! Thank you.
1:38 dang that’s a lot of gold
Good one! I love that area.
Awesome video. Enjoyed the story
The zig zag petroghyph could it be of the stream you camped at the last night you camped or a veiw of the hills from the needle
Great fun and adventure! Under all of that scree rock is where the entry to the gold mine hides.
Haha, could be. Maybe I walked right over it!
@@sintax77 I seriously respect all of your backpacking skills, but going anywhere without some fire starters seems to be a mistake. If you found some gold but didn't show us that, you could buy some fire starters for your next adventure.
Cool trip into the desert definitely a lot of history and little creepy lol
That was excellent story syntax. No metal detector, what a shame. So many indicators pertaining to possibility
😂😂
Thanks! Not sure whether to feel guilty or grateful as you film climbing those steep slopes :) Hope the burger was good.
An interesting place for certain..new subscriber here. I think I'd be checking out all caves
sintax77 - Enjoyed the video, thanks! In the first hour of the video you walked past what appeared to be an old mine or test hole overburden pile.
There is a you tube channel, i believe its called mysteries of the Superstition Mountains, that has a lot more info on this. When the dutchman was alive there was the threat of indian attack. It was very danderous to go out in them there hills. Lots of fascinating stories.
Very good hike!
Great story telling.
🙂Nice Job!
Also hiking umbrella helps so much with that intense sun and heat, saved my butt on PCT!
Enjoyed, thanks
Ive always been fascinated w the desert s/w.
Is just saw the mine, you walked right by it….
At the very least , bring an Ursack to properly store your food at night. If animals get used to human food at your chosen campsites there will be problems later for other hikers who want to camp there.. Nice trip, beautiful scenery, thanks for sharing.
Loving this new vibe!!
Don't get me wrong, I still love your East Coast vibe, but I've been out West several times, and it's hard to choose!! Thanks for all the time you put into editing!! People truly can't understand how beautiful the area you are in until they go there!!!
Thanks, Jason! That's awesome to hear :) It's definitely a different vibe, for sure. It's been fun to shed some light on what hiking's like in other parts of the country. Stay tuned for some trips up towards our other border soon as well!
Loved this, ty❤
What are you talking about ! Cold pack of food , Heck find a little spot in some rocks grab some dry sticks out of those bushes light a little fire wait for coals put pan of water over it Warm meal WA- LA Take about 2 minutes I also have a tool i built from a dream I had , It's real simple! I could set it up and I know I could find that mine!
Yea. Make a small fire & heat the can of food.
@@darrylthehorntoadpiper I think you would make a good sensible camping partner and treasure hunter!
For some reason I'm not getting notifications for new videos but anyway, I always carry a small titanium fire box with my stove just in case I run out of fuel for my stove, I can always find small twigs for the firebox and it not a noticeable amount of extra weight
At time stamp 12.58, when you were walking thru the shadie forest part, something went cruising by you on the trail. When I say cruising, I mean hauling ass right past you. It was going so fast that it was just a blur on the video. Did anyone else catch it, or am I the only one who caught sight of it?
You seem to be walking through the grass and such not worried about rattle snakes??are 5hey rare in the area??😊
Great job and interesting too! Thanks ❤
So..your resuding in az now? Not on the east coast?
We've been hiding out from winter down there, but we're making our way up north for some new adventures now :)
That was a water “map” the circle in the middle is your current location and the lines leading off show the path to the water. Larger circles indicate pools, trailing lines indicate smaller streams